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Lettere Patent No. 73,748, dated January 28, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-STACKERS.

Be it known that I, W. T. NIcHoLs, of Rutland, in the county of Rutland, and State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful machine for hoisting and placing in position hay, grain, or other materials, but mainly intended to be used for the purpose of vunloading hay by horse-power, which, to give it a distinctive name, I denominate a Hay-Stacker; and I do herehy` declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing.

Figure l, top view.

Figures 2 and 3, side View.

A, legs of tho shears; B, lever-beam; C, rope; D, pulley; E, lifting-pulley; F, draughtQpulley G, sockets;

H, pivoted fulorum; K, engaging-hooks.

The design is to unload hay, but the shears may he used for loading and unloading from cnrs, common wagons, and hoisting purposes generally, Without herein enunierating them. l

It is constructed of' timber, of any desired strength,size, and length, and with four or morelegs, radiating from the pivotefl fulcrurn H to the lever-beam B in one direction, and from the lever-beam B to the pivots H in the other direction. 'lhe angle from the pivots, or from the beam, can he adjusted to suit the purposes t0 be accomplished, the whole being securely fastened by bolts or otherwise. The rope C is attached ut the end of the beam B, passing along the entire length of the beam upon the top, thence down through the pulley D, thence around the lifting-pulley E, thence through the dreughtspulley F, thence to the toom. The nmchine is lowered, so that the engaginghooks can grapple the load, and when grappled the power is applied, whereupon the shears or machine revolves upon the fulcrum at the pivots H, lifting theload and carrying it in a hackwhrd direction at the same time, the rope C operating over the pulley D till that point becomes the shortest lever, when the draught comes upon the point K, and the machine is then reversed in its position upon the ground, the loud being held in the upper part of the trianglQJ-I K A, directly over a line drawn from .H to H, and een he dropped hy either turning the engaging-hooks or loosening the rope. The machine is so simple, and @f so few parts, that it will he eomprehended from the drawings.

I claim a hoisting-machine, for unloading hay or other purposes, composed of a lever-beam B, attached to four or more legs A, revolving upon fulcro. H H, operated by rope C, or their equivalent, substantially as ser, forth and described.

vessels, platform- W. T. NICHOLS.

Witnesses:

EDM. F. BROWN, A. M. SToU'r. 

